External urinary catheter device for the relief of male urinary incontinence

A process for production of an external urinary catheter device for the relief of male urinary incontinence, which comprises the steps of:

• providing a catheter part including a contact member which is adapted to be engaged with a penis, an opening formed in a distal end section of the contact member and positioned substantially opposite the urethral orifice in the position of use, and a discharge conduit connected with the opening to provide a sealed urine flow passage extending in a substantial axial direction towards the exterior of the catheter device;
• providing an aperture in a distal part of the contact member or in the discharge conduit;
• fastening a membrane to the surface surrounding said aperture, the membrane being capable of selectively passing gases but retaining urine;
• providing a shield to protect the membrane;
• and
• arranging at least one vent in a surface of said shield overlying said membrane for allowing gases to be in substantially unhindered contact with the external surface of the membrane.

An external urinary catheter device for the relief of male urinary incontinence, comprising:

• a contact member which is adapted to be engaged with at least the extreme portion of a penis;
• an opening formed in a distal end section of the contact member and positioned substantially opposite the urethral orifice in the position of use;
• a discharge conduit connected with the opening to provide a sealed urine flow passage extending in a substantial axial direction towards the exterior of the catheter device;
• an aperture provided in a distal part of the contact member or in the discharge conduit;
• a membrane fastened to the surface surrounding said aperture, the membrane being capable of selectively passing gases but retaining urine;
• a shield at least partly protecting the membrane;
• and
• at least one vent including at least one track arranged for allowing gases to be in substantially unhindered contact with the external surface of the membrane.